Its a lemon with its little leaf still attached at the top, and the detail on the skin is genuinely impressive for only 4 colours. The outer skin has that textured dimpled look you get on a real one, not just a flat yellow oval. The stitching uses a tatami fill with slight density variation to create shadow and highlight without needing extra thread colours.
Only 4 colours: bright lemon yellow, pale cream highlight, deep yellow-shadow on the underside, and leaf green for the stem and leaf. Simple palette, alot going on within it. The density sits at 1,031 which is on the higher end so this stitches out very solidly, its not a lightweight design at the largest size with 56,767 stitches.
In March I sold quite a few of these to someone doing a whole kitchen linen set for a summer house renovation. She needed 5 inch lemons on a set of white cotton napkins and a matching table runner, they came out realy well from what she said. Kitchen themed embroidery sells year round honestly.
5 sizes from 3.42 to 7.33 inches. Smaller sizes work great on hand towel corners and napkins. Biggest fills a full 7x7 hoop nicely. Use a cutaway stabiliser on towelling and cotton jersey. Stiff cotton twill takes a medium tearaway fine. Skip floppy fabrics like chiffon, the density needs a firm base to stitch flat.
Looks best on white, cream, sage green or light grey fabrics. Yellow on yellow wont work obviously. Dm me if something goes sideways on the download and Ill sort it for you.
What people are using this design for
A starting point. The design works for plenty more than just this list, this is what folks have stitched it onto most.
- Kitchen linen napkin setStitch the 5 inch version on the corner of white cotton napkins for a fresh summer table setting that looks genuinely handmade.
- Summer table runner accentUse the smaller 3.42 inch lemon as a repeating accent down the edge of a linen table runner for a citrus summer entertaining look.
- Dish towel collectionA matching set of cotton dish towels with this lemon on the lower corner makes a thoughtful and useable housewarming gift.
- Citrus themed apronPop it centred on the front bib pocket of a plain white cotton apron for a kitchen piece that brightens up the whole workspace.
- Cotton tote bag for kitchen giftingStitch it on a natural canvas tote with a simple label for a homemade citrus kitchen gift bag that doesnt need extra decoration.
- Farmhouse style cushion coverThe 5 inch version on a plain cream cushion cover suits a farmhouse or cottagecore kitchen with those warm neutrals going on.
- Hostess gift tea towelA 4 inch lemon on a white cotton tea towel folded into a ribbon-tied gift is an easy and appreciated hostess present.
Dimensions
5 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 3.42 × 3.51 in | 19,643 |
| 4.40 × 4.51 in | 27,566 |
| 5.37 × 5.51 in | 36,146 |
| 6.35 × 6.51 in | 45,887 |
| 7.33 × 7.51 in | 56,767 |
Files & Formats
Eight machine formats included in one zip. Whichever your machine reads, its in the pack.
Plus a color chart for thread matching. See full format guide.
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Reyazul Masud Riham, hand-drawing every design on this site
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